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Wine Report 2006 (Wine Report)

Tom Stevenson

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Not a book for H. Moon "MHC" 5 out of 5 stars.
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H. Moon, you should never have purchased this book! Wine Report is not a book for anybody, it's not even a book for just any old wine drinker. It's for true wine fanatics, wine geeks, wine nerds. It's unashamedly elitist. Sales should be restricted to those with a certain level of wine knowledge. It's for those people who already know the basics of Bordeaux and, indeed, a bit about Lebanon. If you expect more information on Bordeaux than Lebanon in an annual guide, then you need to be guided by a traditional pocket reference, and frankly nobody does that better than Hugh Johnson. The amount of change annually in emerging wine countries like Lebanon obviously far exceeds the amount of change annually in classic regions like Bordeaux. The geeks and nerds amongst us who have a traditional level of wine reference in their skull desperately seek to keep up to speed on what is new or has changed throughout the entire world of wine. That includes Bordeaux, of course, and David Peppercorn covers it admirably, but knowledgeable wine enthusiasts expect and understand that the amount of change in Bordeaux will be relatively minimal.

Editorial Review:

The essential insider's guide to the world of wine, this book provides readers with the latest wine information, including hot tips on recent vintages and the best bargains. Rounded out with helpful Top 10 lists, local prices, and good wine investments, it's a must for every wine enthusiast who wants to keep up with the constantly-changing (and sometimes daunting) world of wine.

Anthony Dias Blue's Pocket Guide to Wine 2006 (Anthony Dias Blue's Guides)

Anthony Dias Blue

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 3.0 of 5

insightful and educational 5 out of 5 stars.
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i take this guide with me every time i eat out, go to the wine shop or even the grocery store. It gives insightful and useful info on a wide variety of wines. If you like the Zagat guide you will love this guide

Editorial Review:

"From the expert who promises to avoid winespeak comes an unfussy guide that focuses on American wines and on up-and-coming wineries from around the globe. For novices and afficionados alike, Anthony Dias Blue's Pocket Guide to Wine 2006 will lead you to the best choices -- and values -- without pretense or hyperbole. With a special eye for American wines and those that are unheralded yet not to be missed, Blue makes the process of choosing wine in a store or restaurant simple. He provides: Extensive listings of wineries on six continents, from Mexico to South Africa, from Long Island to Israel, and even from China to India Outstanding and cult wineries -- and wineries to watch Profiles of each region that focus on key characteristics and varieties Ratings, succinct descriptions, and opinions about each producer Updated vintage reports Advice about what to drink now "

Had a Glass: The Top 100 Wines for 2006

James Nevison, Kenji Hodgson

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Editorial Review:

A buyer's guide for the modern wine lover.

James Nevison and Kenji Hodgson have once again put their pens where their mouths are, this time bringing you their top 100 wine picks for 2006. Shedding complicated terminology and pretensions, Had a Glass offers key information on wines that will give you the best bang for your buck. The picks -- all carefully chosen by the "wine guys" -- are available throughout western Canada and, best of all, let you swirl, sniff, and sip for less than $20 a bottle.

Wine Companion Austrialia (1998 Edition)

James Halliday

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

An Invaluable Reference to the Best in Down Under Wine 4 out of 5 stars.
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Because they offer a fantastic diversity of flavors and represent great value in today's glutted wine market, the best wines of Australia and New Zealand are in high demand world-wide. Mr. Halliday is today THE authority on these wines, one of the most reliable wine critics out there, and this book further establishes his reputation with the most up-to-date information available. Here he has selected the best wineries, organized alphabetically, with statistics and tasting notes following. He is unabashedly biased towards these wines, but his notes are exceptionally well written without sounding stuffy or flowery. If you're into Australian wines, this book will be an INVALUABLE resource and will point you towards some really memorable and iconoclastic wines. If there's a flaw, I'd say it could be better indexed, allowing you to more easily compare, say, Australian shirazes or wineries of New South Wales. But if you're an adventurous wine drinker, you're certain to make some excellent discoveries with this book.

Editorial Review:

An up-to-date consumers' guide to choosing and buying Australian and New Zealand wines. Each winery entry comprises contact details, the winery's opening hours, its production quantities and a description of its range of products and prices. Each wine entry includes extensive tasting notes as well as information about the wine's making and vintage, grape variety, characteristics, price and even advice on what food to eat with it.

The 500 Best-Value Wines in the LCBO: 2008

Rod Phillips, Vic Harradine

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Editorial Review:

Your definitive guide to the best-value wines on the shelves of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario.

Two of Canada's well-known wine writers join forces in The 500 Best-Value Wines in the LCBO, a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to getting the best bottle for your buck. Rod Phillips and Vic Harradine combine years of wine tasting and wine writing expertise to deliver down-to-earth reviews and answers to the most common questions, including how to serve and store wine.

Their wine reviews use a five-star rating system and are arranged in an easy-to-follow format. The book features:

• a wide range of wine styles
• easy-to-understand reviews
• specific food matches
• room for tasting notes

Whether you're an inquiring wine novice or an experienced consumer, this is your compass for navigating the aisles of the LCBO.

Academie Du Vin Wine Course

Steven Spurrier, Michael Dovaz

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Andrea Immer Robinson's 2006 Wine Buying Guide for Everyone: Revised Edition (Andrea Immer Robinson's Wine Buying Guide for Everyone)

Andrea Robinson

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

The ultimate buying guide to America’s most popular and accessible wines is now in its fourth edition and features more than two hundred brand-new listings.

Completely updated with information on more than seven hundred of the country’s top-selling wines (fifty more than were included in the 2005 edition), Andrea Immer’s buying guide is dedicated to the best-quality, most popular, and readily available wines found in stores and restaurants. In addition to giving the lowdown on taste and value, this compact resource is packed with unique features such as:

• Candid “from the trenches” comments from consumers and wine pros alike

• Results of “kitchen survivor tests,” revealing how every wine fares as a leftover

• Immersion Course: easy lessons in label reading and wine-list decoding

• Immer’s Best Bets for solving every buying dilemma, from hip wines to impress a date to blue-chip choices for a client

• Listings of the year’s top-performing wines at every price level, from steal to splurge

Australia and New Zealand (Top 10 Wines)

Vincent Gasnier

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Good Overview of the Top Australian and New Zealand Wines 5 out of 5 stars.
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Want a good, fast easy read to learn about the top wineries and wines from each region in Australia and New Zealand in 140 pages or so? This is the book for you.

Vincent Gasnier is a talented sommelier with a knack for writing about wines in a very interesting and compelling manner, making for great reading. He's written a series of 4 brief, but informative overview books, covering the top wines from France, Italy, Australia and New Zealand, and the United States. All are easy reading, ideal for reading in short bursts of time as well as informative and enjoyable.

This book on Australian and Kiwi wines offers a brief historical overview of wines in both countries. Then, it presents a brief section on each region, including a general description of the region, the winemakers, wineries and top wines.

The top 10 for a region can take the form of multiple top 10 lists such as Top Blockbuster Australian Reds, Top 10 Fruity Australian Wines, Top 10 Fabulous Desert Wines, Top 10 Great Shiraz Producers, Top 10 Magnificent Celebration Wines, Top 10 Australian Wines for Everyday Drinking, Top 10 Outstanding Small Producers, Top 10 Best Kept Secrets in Australian Wines, Top 10 New Zealand Wines for Everyday Drinking, Top 10 Great New Zealand Pinot Noirs, and many others in addition to the Top 10 wines in each region.

It also features brief (2 to 4 page) sections on Wine and Food Matching, Buying and Storing Wine, Wine Tasting, and one on Wines Styles, a popular approach gaining in usage that breaks wines into category profiles. For example, white wines are classified into the following categories: 1). Crisp dry light bodied; aromatic to flowery, dry to medium-sweet; tangy or steely medium bodied; and full-bodied, rich flavored. Grapes typically make wines in one of these categories (although chardonnay grapes, for example, may overlap two categories depending on the winemaking style employed). Generally someone who likes a certain style of wine might appreciate the appeal of other grapes making wines in this same style or category. This section also lists the Australia and New Zealand wines that would apply to each of these categories.

The majority of the book focuses on Australia wines before taking on the topic of New Zealand wines in 27 pages. While Australia produces a vastly greater quantity of wine than New Zealand, the emergence of New Zealand wines could merit a bit more coverage than the author provides. Still, the New Zealand overview is reasonably adequate.

I highly recommend this book for anyone seeking a basic overview of Australian and New Zealand wines. The author has a nice ability to explore a topic briefly, yet still provide valuable information. Gasnier is one of my favorite wine authors. If there were an award for adequately conveying a useful overview of Aussie and Kiwi Wines - along with wine information in general - in the least number of pages, Gasnier would surely win it. I am pretty knowledgeable about wine and still found this book very well done and interesting. Highly recommended, as is the entire 4 book series.

Mark Vincent

Australian Wine Annual 2005

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In this comprehensive and best-selling guide to buying and cellaring Australian wine, leading wine critic Jeremy Oliver offers advice on purchasing and cellaring Australian wines for immediate enjoyment, future pleasure, and long-term investment.

Best Wine Buys for $10 or Less: A Guide for the Frugal Connoisseur Featuring Wines from Around the World

Barbara Ensrud

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